The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...

Florida wildlife officials hauled a dead bear from the woods shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, near the site of the ...

After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had ...

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a black bear hunt in December to address, what it says,<a ...

A Florida man was found dead in the woods near Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area in Collier County on Monday, May 5, apparently mauled by a bear. Wildlife officials were called to the scene ...

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...

attracting a bear for illegal purposes can result in penalties. An 89-year-old man and his dog were found dead May 5 in Collier County near Naples, after what Florida officials say is the first fatal ...

On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. has this happened before? How can you protect yourself?